Exhibits Gallery
These online exhibits have been created from photographs, art and other media holdings of Special Collections, the University Archives and E. M. Violette Museum. Some feature all or parts of a single collection while others bring together items from two or more collections to tell a story.
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Thomas Hart Benton: Murals in the Missouri State Capitol Although the Benton murals are not part of the departmental holdings, this exhibit, completed by the students in the Art Department at Truman State University, is reflective of the Missouriana Collection. |
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The Big
Fire |
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Cabinet of Curiosities |
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The Chariton Collector A semi-annual journal of northeast Missouri history and folklore published by the Local History Classes of Kirksville High School in the 1980s. This digitized collection was completed by Katherine Goodwin as part of a folklore minor requirement. (Missouriana) |
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Cuneiform Explore the objects of ancient Mesopotamia. (Violette Museum) |
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The
Kirksville Cyclone Centennial photo exhibit of the destruction wrought by Kirksville's Apr 1899 tornado (Missouriana & Violette Museum) |
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Lincoln and
the Dome The creation and restoration of Allyn Cox's cartoon for a segment of "The Hall of Capitols" mural in the United States Capitol (Schwengel Lincoln Collection) |
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Schwengel Lincoln Collection:
a tribute to the Honorable Fred Schwengel, 1906-1993 This collection is one of the largest "special collections." Learn more about donor Fred Schwengel, the Lincoln Foundation and Collection, and the Annual Lincoln Contest. (Schwengel Lincoln Collection) |
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Welcome to 1890s Kirksville A tour of the sites and introduction to the citizens of Kirksville at the end of the 19th Century (Missouriana, Violette Museum & University Archives) |
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For information concerning the exhibits contact: speccoll@truman.edu |
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For information regarding the exhibits contact speccoll@truman.edu
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